Posted by georgeinbandon,oregon on 7/13/2011, 3:48 pm, in reply to "Seeking I.D. of new euc I was given today"
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hard to say what it exactly is but it MIGHT be a from of e. camaldulensis or the closely related e. tereticormis. however, doesnt matter what it is at this point (only flowers and fruit can make a definitive i.d.) as a group all eucs require basically full sun and a well drained soil (they are genrally not swamp plants like the related but weedy in florida melaleuca can be). OTOH, since many can grow fast and tall you need to place them in a wind potected site or in a spot where if they get toppled by a hurricane or other high winds they wont fall on you or your neighbor either person or valuable property. if you have a septic system DO NOT plant it near the leach lines as they have aggressive moisture seeking roots. all my eucs are planted a min. of 50' from my house and at least 30' from my leach lines. they can be wonderful trees for fast beauty and shade and are generally drought tolerant in other than hot desert climates. (over 60' in 10 years for one of mine for ecample) but they need careful placement on suburban lots you can control the height of most all of them by cutting hard back to the ground or lower stump every 3 years or so as they generally respond with vigorous resproutinbg that can be fairly easily "thinned out" to one or several trunks as desired. hope this helps.
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